Man&#39;s nether garment



Filed March 15, 1947 INVENTOR. Ross S. MEGGS A TTORNEY Patented Jan. 10,1950 UNIT-ED PATE NT OFFICE Niifnnn GARMENT Ross S. Meggs, Dallas, Tex.Application March 15, 1947 seri' iNo. 734,972

This invention relates to rirerrs nether gar ments and it has particularreference to shorts embracing sets-i features of construction.

The principal object of the invention is to provide' aflg'arm ent of thecharacter set fortlrwhich. t5 virtueona new andnovel pattern" and thenastie in which thepartsareassembled; can be trainees ,r'rsm printedfabrics or broadcloth in its eritirety; pfoviding fullness at: desiredpoints, particulars" iii the crotch and seat, without employing webbingor other elastic medium as is usually done to take the place of the lessflexible material where greater fullness is to be desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mans nether garmentwhich, chiefly because of its unusual design and the ability to producethe same from popular cotton print fabric, is comfortable to wear andeconomical to manufacture.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a nether garment asset forth having a novel form of waistband, suitably ribbed to overliethe belt line of an outer garment, thus to sustain the nether garmentand prevent sagging at the hips.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention has furtherreference to certain features of accomplishment which will becomeapparent as the description proceeds, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings where- Figure 1 is a front elevational view of anether garment constructed according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a rear View thereof.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the parts of the pattern for producingthe garment, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail view of the waistband construction.

Continuing with a more detailed description of the drawing, reference isprimarily made to Figure 3 wherein l0 denotes the seat portion of thegarment which is cut on the bias. This portion, as may be observed, iscircular along its lower extremity and its upper end lies under thewaistband i l Sewed along the side a of the seat portion it! are thecurved edges 2) of each leg section l2, the latter having double curvededges c opposite the edges b which are sewed to the correspondinglycurved edges 01 of frontal sections l3 whose upper ends are retainedunder the waistband H. The overlapping straight edges [4 of the frontalmembers l3 are formed into a placket, secured in the usual manner as bybuttons or zipper.

The lower extremities e of the frontal sections l3 are sewed to the topof a lower frontal section 2 Claims. (Cl. 128 459) 2 l5 along its uppere g'e fandto-th circular sides g of the s'tio 5 wed the lower circularedges 'h of the leg seen l2; "The" lower edge i of the seetiori l 5'jisseries to the lower edge 9' of the See: section l0;- 7

In joining the edges a aridb; are respe'etivew the deaf-renting or the1gsec tioris l3 and of sest l begins attfie top of se'ani wb;Hiiii'fiirrg incl as ingly 'greateitdwafds' the lwl end 6f the-sensadjacent the bottom of the seat portion. This manner of setting in theseat section insures adequate fullness thereof and by virtue of the factthat the seat portion is cut on the bias, a certain degree offlexibility obtains, making for greater comfort as well as insuringlonger wearing service because strain on the seams is reduced to theminimum.

After closing the leg portions by sewing together their opposite edgesk-Z, the lower frontal section I5 is joined to the leg sections and seatsection in the manner described, fullness beginning at the top of seamg-h, becoming increasingly greater towards the bottom of the seam. Thesection l5, like the seat section 10, is cut on the bias and not onlyforms a pocket but has a degree of flexibility to insure comfortalthough it is made from the same print material as the companion partsof the garment.

Referring now to the waistband ll, it will be observed in Figure 4 thatwithin the band on each side, there is provided a roll [5 consistingpreferably of twisted strands of soft twine or cotton rope, the samebeing secured by stitching along lines ll. The purpose of the roll I6 isto suspend the garment by lying above the belt or waistband of the outergarment. It will be likewise observed that the seams cd joining the legsections and frontal sections extend angularly downward, originatingbelow the suspending roll it on each side and terminating at the pocketl5, thus supporting the latter from the waist above the hips.

It is obvious from the foregoing that a garment L of the kind describedmay be produced in its entirety from the same print or broadclothmaterial with adequate fullness and flexibility without webbing or otherelastic material, as is usually employed for such purposes.

Manifestly, the construction as shown and described is capable of somemodification and such modification as may be construed to fall withinthe scope and meaning of the appended claims is also considered to bewithin the spirit and intent of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A nether garment comprising two leg sections, two frontal sectionsand one seat section, the seat section being cut on the bias and havingcurved sides and bottom to which are joined the correspondingly curvededges of said leg sections, the dimensions of said seat section beinggreater than the space defined by the curved edges of said leg sectionsto be occupied thereby to provide a fullness originating adjacent thetop of said seat section and becoming increasingly greater adjacent thebottom thereof, and the frontal sections each being joined to anopposite curved edge of a leg section to form a seam at an incline tothe overlapping opposite edges of said frontal section forming aplacket, and a lower frontal section cut on a bias, to the top of whichis joined the lower ends of said first frontal sections and to thecurved sides of which are joined the lower curved edges of said legsections and seat section, the dimensions of said lower frontal sectionbeing greater than the space defined by said leg, frontal and seatsections to be occupied thereby to form a-suspensory pocket suspended inpart by th angular seams of said first frontal sections. a

2. In a nether garment, a pair of leg sections each having oppositelycurved side edges, a pair of frontal sections, each having a straightand curved edge joined to a portion of one of the 4 curved edges of aleg section and whose straight edge overlaps that of the companionfrontal section, a curved, bias cut seat section, to each side of whichis Joined said leg sections along their curved side edges opposite saidfrontal section, and a lower, bias out frontal section substantiallycircular form having a straight upper edge to which the lower ends ofsaid frontal sections are joined and to whose curvedsides said legsections are joined along their curved edges below said frontalsections, the dimensions of said seat section and said lower frontalsection being greater than the space defined by adjacent sections and tobe occupied thereby, to respectively provide posterior and anteriorfullness.

ROSS S. IVIEGGS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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